lunes, 19 de octubre de 2009

Pat METHENY Group - Imaginary Day 1997


Pat METHENY Group - Imaginary Day 1997
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York in Spring 1997

Jazz

*****IMAGINARY DAY won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.*****

"Follow Me" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
"The Roots Of Coincidence" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental ...

On IMAGINARY DAY the Pat Metheny Group is joined by percussionists Mino Cinelu, David Samuels, Glen Velez, and Don Alias, along with vocalist/trumpeter Mark Ledford and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist David Blamires. The 9 song titles suggest a programmatic journey, from the title cut through "Into the Dream" to "Across the Sky" and "The Awakening." The tunes include exotic Arabic flavorings along with the Brazilian and Western sounds that the band has been using for some time. The album's artwork gives the impression of modern heiroglyphics, not a bad analogy for the music itself. "The Heat of the Day" features some especially inspired ensemble work, with Glen Velez playing an exotic percussion instrument known as the "riq." "The Roots of Coincidence" transforms a Steve Reich-like background figure into, alternately, an 80's Brit-rock beat, a hip-hop groove and an extended fusion guitar jam.
From CD Universe.
This is one of my favorite releases from the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny is a unique guitarist who has been able to take jazz over into the mainstream. His sound is synthesized, but it doesn't detract from his playing ability. He is still the type that can make your jaw drop with his phrasing and sound. This album is a great tour of Metheny's abilities. Like many of Metheny's albums, "Imaginary Day" blends well between songs, making the album very story like. Although songs can be played out of order and enjoyed, it is like taking a quote out of context. Metheny doesn't only write a song, he composes the entire album.
The album opens with the title track, and Metheny playing another one of his guitar inventions, the fretless guitar. This guitar provides a unique sound as Metheny is able to add semitones to his playing arsenal. "A Story Within a Story" has more of a jazzy sound, and "The Heat of the Day" is a little more hectic, but with Metheny's clear notes ringing through the cacophony of sound. My favorite track off the album is "The Roots of Coincidence", a hard driving song. It slowly works its way towards a crescendo of guitar and drums, only to back off to a quiet interlude and repeat the process again. The solo between these peaks of music is pure Metheny.
This album is full of good musicianship and music. Metheny has made another keeper with this release. Definitely worth checking out.
By  Russell Diederich.
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Pat Metheny- (Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Synthesizer);
Steve Rodby- (Cello, Acoustic & Electric Basses);
Lyle Mays- (Piano, Keyboards);
Paul Wertico- (Drums).
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Additional personnel:
David Blamires- (Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Baritone Guitars, Violin, Mellophone, Trumpet);
Mark Ledford- (Vocals, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trumpet);
Mino Cinelu, David Samuels, Glen Velez, Don Alias- (Percussion).
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01. Imaginary Day    10:11
02. Follow Me    5:56
03. Into the Dream    2:27
04. A Story Within the Story    8:01
05. The Heat of the Day    9:44
06. Across the Sky    4:49
07. The Roots of Coincidence    7:49
08. Too Soon Tomorrow    5:47
09. The Awakening    9:28
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